From there, mass chaos ensued. Heat guard Terry Rozier went at Thompson to retaliate, taking him to the ground. As players and coaches tried to break up the madness, Thompson and Herro continued to yell at one another as Thompson was pulled away.

That’s when the defining moment of the night happened, as Rockets forward Amen Thompson and Heat guard Tyler Herro sparked a melee that led to six ejections before the Heat escaped with a gutsy 104-100 road victory. “Just two competitors going at it, playing basketball,” Herro said, downplaying the incident.

Speaking of the game, all hell broke loose during the fourth quarter when Rockets' Amen Thompson grabbed Heat's Tyler Herro by the collar and threw him to the ground. RELATED: Jimmy Butler has done what no NBA player has done in 40 years Within a couple of seconds,